[bramblepie]

Hi there, I have never updated my firmware before (I believe I’m on the version just previous to this). I heard talk that updating deletes all your profiles from your unit?? Is this true? I’d hate to lose all the work I did. Any help or pointers would be much appreciated!

[bramblepie]

Correct me if I’m wrong but I believe the offset is ONLY for the component input so that’s the only one it’d effect (which explains why it didn’t happen on scart).

Yeah, for brightness I do as much on the monitor itself but the gain is good bumping up to 9 or maybe 10 but it crushes the whites heavy like you say.

Glad it was an easy fix!

[bramblepie]

I can’t see the images but have you tried a different cable? And tried each of the input settings on the remote?

I had this randomly happen to my Wii last week and I went through every thing on the OSSC and found it wasn’t the OSSC but the cable. Gave the cable a blast of air on the Wii side as well as the port in the back of the Wii and that sorted it for me.

[bramblepie]

If you try yourself then their is a high likelihood of doing something wrong, if you allow someone who has a proven track record it could work out although their is always risk involved.

Another option is to buy a pre-modded console and sell your original down the line?

[bramblepie]

I honestly have no idea regarding the cost of the mod, you’d have to total that up yourself. But in terms of cost of cables it could literally be £8-10 in total on the low end. Composite is composite though, the RGB mod will give you a much cleaner image by comparison. If you want a super clear image then go for the mod if it’s within your budget.

If you like the fuzzy look of composite video from an NES and don’t want to mod your console (I personally like to keep my consoles un-modded) then perhaps consider the Koryuu with OSSC.

May I ask what you are wanting this kit for? What’s the ultimate goal? Capturing footage? Playing on a HDTV?

[bramblepie]

To be super clear as well, resolution-wise the OSSC supports 240p video and has a ton of options for the various horizontal resolutions that go along with 240p.

You can also use a Koryuu alongside the OSSC to have comopiste/S-video converted to component that then goes into the OSSC. The other options is to use a Retrotink for composite video signals.

[bramblepie]

All of those work with the regular OSSC so I don’t see why not. It’ll be more about your video cables as the original OSSC doesn’t allow composite or S-video (not sure about the OSSC Pro features tbh).

I heard it was hoped to be completed by the end of this year. With the way things are with chip shortages and manufacturing delays I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s realistically a ways off.

[bramblepie]

Cheers Harrumph! I guess that makes sense. Yeah, thankfully my monitor shows both ntsc and pal line3x (laced) modes. I do find it odd that there is still shimmering, even on still graphics like menus etc. Doesn’t appear to change when I alter h.active either. Odd. I’ll have to experiment further with squishing it to 4:3 I guess but it looks good to be more wide-screen games.

[bramblepie]

Thank you so much for the replies, appreciate it.

I’ve come to just accept that interlaced and 480p modes don’t need / can’t be edited that much.

I have a semi-related follow up question: what is ‘Line3x (Laced)’? What kind of de-interlacing does it use? To me eyes it’s still pretty jumpy and flickery but has a more pixelated look and doesn’t burn in almost instantly like the ‘Bob’ modes. Also, on my monitor the ‘Line3x (Laced)’ forces widescreen and won’t allow me to squish this into 4:3. Is their a known work around the squish in games via h.scale to be 4:3 in a 16:9 window?

Again, thank you so much for your replies across these forums. They have been uber helpful. Really enjoying the OSSC still. Can’t get over that analog consoles can look so nice on a digital display.

[bramblepie]

Oh I see, yeah I can see why that’s an issue! In terms of construction I guess it doesn’t have to be metal. But personally I’d like a heavier case so it doesn’t slip and slide as much (maybe I should just suction cup it to something!), and something that keeps the boards more tucked away.

[bramblepie]

Yeah I’d love this too. There are people who have designed 3D printed cases. I’m sure if you look about abit you’ll find one. I’d definitely buy a case like this.

(by the by, why is this ‘copyright-infringement’?)

[bramblepie]

Just to follow up, learnt that the striped look of my scanlines was due to a mismatch between my h/v resolutions and my monitor’s 1920×1080 pixels. Setting the height of profiles to ‘270’ gets pixel perfect scanlines. Setting the width to 640 gets pixel perfect vertical scanlines (when in wide mode I believe).

Is there any downside to picking 270 as the height rather than 240/256/288? Other than it being a little smaller and maybe not 100% pixel perfect I don’t notice a huuuge difference.

Anyways, enjoying using the OSSC, if anybody wants my PS1 via PS2 optimal timings for 640/320, 512/256, 384 then let me know.

Cheers.

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